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Patrick Wey left Friday's AHL game after taking an elbow to the head in the second period.

Wey has had concussion problems in the past with the most recent coming in March as he was injured during a fight with Richard Clune, an incident in which he was forced to miss over a month. Stay tuned. Sat, Oct 25, 2014 10:54:00 AM

Depth Charts

Nicklas Backstrom collected two more helpers in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Bruins.

Oddly enough, neither assist was all that remarkable as the chain of possession simply wasn't broken after his passes. Still, they count just the same. Backstrom now has 53 assists and is tied with Alex Ovechkin for the team lead in points with 71.

Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals in Washington's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Ovechkin opened the scoring at the 4:32 mark of the first period and his second goal tied the game at two in the second period. Ovechkin has proved that he is still one of the premiere snipers in the game. He has 49 goals and 75 points in 75 games this season. Jason Chimera (twice) and Marcus Johansson also scored for Washington.

Glencross has played the majority of his career with the Calgary Flames (418 games) but the 32-year-old started his career with the Anaheim Ducks and also played in Columbus and Edmonton. He was dealt to the Capitals on March 1 and has four goals and six points in 10 games. Congratulations to Glencross on the accomplishment.

Ward has 15 goals and 26 points in 64 games in 2014-15. There was a report that Chicago might be interested in the services of Ward, but Chicago might be done dealing after acquiring Antoine Vermette and Kimmo Timonen. Still, it's something worth keeping in the back of your mind as we move towards the 3:00 p.m. ET trade deadline.

Jason Chimera potted a pair of goals in Washington's 5-2 win against the Rangers on Sunday.

He scored two goals in the third period, including the game winner, to give the Capitals some much-needed secondary offense. Chimera entered the match on a 20-game goalless slump. He also didn't have a point in his previous 10 outings.

Matt Niskanen scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Caps toppled the Devils 3-2 on Thursday night.

Niskanen beat Cory Schneider early in the extra frame to save the Caps, who blew a lead in the final minute of regulation. Niskanen's pair of points gave him five points in his last four games. On the year, the 28-year-old has 26 points in 74 games.

John Carlson blasted his 11th goal of the season, opening the game's scoring mid way through the first period. The Capitals would go on to win 2-0.

Carlson's goal came with the man advantage, his third such tally of the season. He also contributed five blocks in over 21 minutes of work. He ranks third on the team in points with 47, with a dozen coming on the power play.

Alzner also recorded two hits and two blocked shots during the game. While not always used in fantasy leagues, those categories are arguably more relevant to Alzner given that he's not an offensive defenseman. He has four goals and 13 points in 50 contests.

It looks like Tim Gleason (upper body) will be back in the lineup on Thursday.

He has sat out two straight games with an upper-body injury. Gleason practiced alongside Mike Green on Monday and felt like he probably could've played this past Saturday. His potential return is expected to land Nate Schmidt in the minors.

Braden Holtby stopped 23 of 25 shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Holtby was named the third star of the game. The 25-year-old has now won five of his last six decisions and he has an impressive overall record of 37-19-9. Holtby has a 2.21 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage. He is on pace to play in a career-high 72 games. No goaltender in the NHL has played in more games than Braden Holtby this season.